#1Military
Charles Phibbs Jones
1906–1988British Army general
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Famous people · Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Of the 10 famous people born in Kenmare, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the British Army general Charles Phibbs Jones, with articles in 5 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the Revival and independence years. 2 of them were born since 1970. Only 7 of the 32 towns in Co. Kerry with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Charles Phibbs Jones
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1814
McCarthy Downing
Youngest
1991
Stephen O'Brien
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Kenmare’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kenmare is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in Irish towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Kenmare’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Kenmare
Counted by languages, Charles Phibbs Jones is ahead of Patrick Connor and George Mayberry: 5, 4 and 2.
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Politics & Law
Patrick Connor
1906–1989Irish politician
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Notable
George Mayberry
1883–1961British triple jumper (1883-1961)
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Kenmare
7 more, from 1814 to 1991.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Killarney has the most on record, with 48.
Questions about famous people from Kenmare
Who is the most famous person from Kenmare?
Charles Phibbs Jones (British Army general) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Patrick Connor and George Mayberry.
How many famous people were born in Kenmare?
10 people born in Kenmare have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Kenmare known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 10. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 32% across Irish towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kenmare?
McCarthy Downing, born in 1814. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Kenmare?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kenmare’s urban area (the CSO’s 2022 urban area), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a county or just “Ireland”, a townland or village we don’t list, another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). A birthplace is placed in a town by its own Wikidata item, its Logainm place name, or a point inside its CSO 2022 outline; a birth recorded only as one of the five cities stays on the city’s page. Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across Irish towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Charles Phibbs Jones: No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Park, Roland (Sergeant), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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